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IFRS for SMEs train the trainers workshop in Almaty, Kazakhstan

2012-05-17T23:29:29+01:00

Global SME News Kazakhstan : A five-day IFRS for SMEs train the trainers workshop was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan on January 9 to 13, 2012. There were 100 participants, mainly from Kazakhstan with a few Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors (ECCAA) participants coming from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Malaysian Companies Conclude Sales Of Rm22.9 Million In Oman

2012-05-17T23:22:06+01:00

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysian companies recorded potential sales of RM22.9 million during the recent 1Malaysia Promotion in Muscat, Oman.

SMEs are to be the hardest hit by Venezuelan Labor Law

2012-05-17T18:02:09+01:00

Global SME News by Roberto Deniz Ismael Pérez Vigil, the executive president of of the Venezuelan Confederation of Industries (Conindustria) Conindustria, said that it is difficult to estimate the cost of retroactivity for all Venezuelan companies.

Algerian employers call for banks to provide dedicated SME financing

2012-05-17T17:52:25+01:00

Global SME News Algeria (MFW4A News): Despite the government efforts, Algerian small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are still facing difficulties accessing credit because they cannot provide the guarantees required by lenders, according to Algerian employers.

South Korea Smes Keen To Relocate To Malaysia

2012-05-16T17:55:20+01:00

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- A South Korean delegation representing 20 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with a minimum potential investment value of US$50 million, are very keen to make Malaysia the choice location for the new wave of Korean investments.

SMEs: shift to green economy underway - Eurobarometer survey

2012-05-16T17:46:10+01:00

Global SME News Europe (European Commission) : According to the Eurobarometer survey on SMEs, resource efficiency and green markets published on March 2012, 37% of EU SMEs have at least one full or part-time green employee. Green jobs are largely created in SMEs as opposed to large firms: In 2012, 1 in 8 employees of small and medium-sized firms had a green job or almost 13% of all SME jobs (in large firms it was only 1 in 33 equivalent to 3% of all large company jobs). Green jobs in SMEs are also estimated to expand dynamically with a rate of 35% in the next 2 years.

Corporate governance training for SME100 companies

2012-05-16T17:25:30+01:00

Global SME News United Arab Emirates (AMEinfo.com): Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank, recently on April 2012 organised a capability development workshop for companies ranked under the 'Dubai SME100' initiative.

China Plugs Its Tax Help For SMEs

2012-05-16T17:08:37+01:00

Global SME News By Mary Swire Hong Kong (Taxnews.com) :China’s Minister of Finance Xie Xuren, at a seminar on May 2012, has emphasized the support that should be given by pro-active fiscal policies to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

SMEs urged to view credit bureaus for expansion

2012-05-16T16:53:08+01:00

Global SME News South Africa (SME South Africa): Glen Bals, Experian South Africa Senior Executive for Business Information, said in Johannesburg on 14 May 2012, too few of South Africa’s estimated 400 000 SME owners were aware of the importance of keeping their records updated and of understanding the components of those records.

Revised defence offset policy encouraging for SMEs: Frost and Sullivan

2012-05-10T18:33:27+01:00

Global SME News By Tias Chakrabothy India (Bizxchange.in): In a latest report, consultancy firm Frost and Sullivan has said that under the new defence offsets policy, SMEs are likely to get new opportunities. Majority of the offset opportunity in India lay in the engineering service outsourcing, repair, maintenance, IT, repair and overhaul, R D, control systems and ERPs, said Frost and Sullivan in a statement